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MICHIGAN · IRON COUNTY

Iron River

1,042 people, 1,620 ft above sea level in Iron County.

1,620 ftElevation, city center
1,042People, 2024 estimate
238 sq miLand area
Sunny 74°
Sunny now Dew point 55° · S 7 mph · high 70°
City of Iron River River Interstate 5 miles
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The Iron River plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Iron River

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Kings Land O' Lakes Airport (KLNL) · 1:35 PM
Sunny
74° Sunny Feels like 74° · high of 70° near 2 PM
WindS 7 mphno gusts
Humidity52%falling to 51% this afternoon
Pressure29.91 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 55° · Comfortable37° by Thursday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tonight, about 11 PMin about 9 hours · 43% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 200.06 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Iron County
NWS Marquette and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:48 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:50 AM6:40 PM ↓
11 h 49 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
26
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: None, moderate. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
43% · 0.08 in Tuesday night 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 50 to 64° ↑ The front passes Drier: 42° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
TUE Sept. 29 Chance of showers Chance of showers
70° 57°
40% rain — S 10 A
WED Sept. 30 Chance of showers; warmer Chance of showers; warmer
79° 52°
30% rain — WSW 6 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
69° 39°
0% rain — NNW 6 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
63° 34°
0% rain — NNW 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
64° 39°
50% rain up to 0.2″ SSW 3 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 32°
10% rain — NW 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 35°
0% rain — NNW 5 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Iron River about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the central Plains three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 990 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Great Lakes; at 10,000 feet, from the central Plains. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Iron River

1,042 people, 1,620 ft above sea level in Iron County.

1,620 ftElevation
1,042People
238 sq miLand
Sunny 74°
SunnyDew point 55°
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Today in Iron River

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 69° 1%
4p mostly cloudy day 70° 3%
7p mostly cloudy night 64° 6%
10p mostly cloudy night 58° 25%
1a overcast 59° 18%
4a overcast 60° 4%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTonight about 11 PM · 43%
→
Tue40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
57
70
A
Wed30%
Chance of showers; warmer Chance of showers; warmer
52
79
B
Thu0%
Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
39
69
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
34
63
B
Sat50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
39
64
B
Sun10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
32
62
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
35
62
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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